Plant species diversity of the wet meadows under natural and anthropogenic interventions: The case of the Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece)
The Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece) belong to the western chain of Greek wetlands running along the coast of the Ionian Sea. They are both natural lakes belonging to the Natura 2000, Site of Community Importance (pSCI) and are characterized by high ecological value. Wet meadows are typical hab...
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| author | Anastasios ZOTOS Chariklia KOSMA Vassilios TRIANTAFYLLIDIS Ioanna KAKABOUKI George KEHAYIAS Ioannis ROUSSIS Antonios MAVROEIDIS Alexandros TATARIDAS Dimitrios BILALIS |
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| description | The Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece) belong to the western chain of Greek wetlands running along the coast of the Ionian Sea. They are both natural lakes belonging to the Natura 2000, Site of Community Importance (pSCI) and are characterized by high ecological value. Wet meadows are typical habitat types of these wetland ecosystems which are in contact with rural ecosystems which they interact with. Due to the high conservation value of these habitat types, in the framework of this study the flora of the wet meadows was recorded and a floristic analysis concerning chorology, life forms and habitat preferences was made. A total number of 152 taxa was found in the wet meadows of both lakes from which only 47 taxa were common. The families with the greatest number of species were Fabaceae (22 taxa), Asteraceae (14 taxa) and Poaceae (9 taxa) for the wet meadow vegetation of the Lake Amvrakia and Fabaceae, Poaceae (17 and 13 taxa, respectively) for the Lake Ozeros. In both lakes the prevalence of the Therophytes is evident, while the life forms of Chamephytes and Aquatics were absent from the Lake Amvrakia. From the results of the canonical correspondence analysis among species, sampling plots and selected environmental variables, a clear separation between species and sampling plots was found, presenting strong correlation with specific edaphic parameters (pH, CaCO3, EC, , Total N, SOC and ). These edaphic properties, as a result of natural and anthropogenic interventions, seem to play an important role in the wet meadows plant species distribution pattern. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aeaa37d4b7164ffa9fadf87ec2b2dcc62022-12-21T23:12:21ZengAcademicPresNotulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca0255-965X1842-43092021-09-0149310.15835/nbha49312435Plant species diversity of the wet meadows under natural and anthropogenic interventions: The case of the Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece)Anastasios ZOTOS0Chariklia KOSMA1Vassilios TRIANTAFYLLIDIS2Ioanna KAKABOUKI3George KEHAYIAS4Ioannis ROUSSIS5Antonios MAVROEIDIS6Alexandros TATARIDAS7Dimitrios BILALIS8University of Patras, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, 30200 MessolonghiUniversity of Patras, Department of Biosystems Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises, 30100 AgrinioUniversity of Patras, Department of Biosystems Administration of Food and Agricultural Enterprises, 30100 AgrinioAgricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy, 75 Iera Odos str., 11855 AthensUniversity of Patras, Department of Food Science and Technology, 30100 AgrinioAgricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy, 75 Iera Odos str., 11855 AthensAgricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy, 75 Iera Odos str., 11855 AthensAgricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy, 75 Iera Odos str., 11855 AthensAgricultural University of Athens, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Agronomy, 75 Iera Odos str., 11855 AthensThe Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece) belong to the western chain of Greek wetlands running along the coast of the Ionian Sea. They are both natural lakes belonging to the Natura 2000, Site of Community Importance (pSCI) and are characterized by high ecological value. Wet meadows are typical habitat types of these wetland ecosystems which are in contact with rural ecosystems which they interact with. Due to the high conservation value of these habitat types, in the framework of this study the flora of the wet meadows was recorded and a floristic analysis concerning chorology, life forms and habitat preferences was made. A total number of 152 taxa was found in the wet meadows of both lakes from which only 47 taxa were common. The families with the greatest number of species were Fabaceae (22 taxa), Asteraceae (14 taxa) and Poaceae (9 taxa) for the wet meadow vegetation of the Lake Amvrakia and Fabaceae, Poaceae (17 and 13 taxa, respectively) for the Lake Ozeros. In both lakes the prevalence of the Therophytes is evident, while the life forms of Chamephytes and Aquatics were absent from the Lake Amvrakia. From the results of the canonical correspondence analysis among species, sampling plots and selected environmental variables, a clear separation between species and sampling plots was found, presenting strong correlation with specific edaphic parameters (pH, CaCO3, EC, , Total N, SOC and ). These edaphic properties, as a result of natural and anthropogenic interventions, seem to play an important role in the wet meadows plant species distribution pattern.https://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/12435land cover/usesoil propertiesspecies richnesswet meadowswetland |
| spellingShingle | Anastasios ZOTOS Chariklia KOSMA Vassilios TRIANTAFYLLIDIS Ioanna KAKABOUKI George KEHAYIAS Ioannis ROUSSIS Antonios MAVROEIDIS Alexandros TATARIDAS Dimitrios BILALIS Plant species diversity of the wet meadows under natural and anthropogenic interventions: The case of the Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece) Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca land cover/use soil properties species richness wet meadows wetland |
| title | Plant species diversity of the wet meadows under natural and anthropogenic interventions: The case of the Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece) |
| title_full | Plant species diversity of the wet meadows under natural and anthropogenic interventions: The case of the Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece) |
| title_fullStr | Plant species diversity of the wet meadows under natural and anthropogenic interventions: The case of the Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plant species diversity of the wet meadows under natural and anthropogenic interventions: The case of the Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece) |
| title_short | Plant species diversity of the wet meadows under natural and anthropogenic interventions: The case of the Lakes Amvrakia and Ozeros (W. Greece) |
| title_sort | plant species diversity of the wet meadows under natural and anthropogenic interventions the case of the lakes amvrakia and ozeros w greece |
| topic | land cover/use soil properties species richness wet meadows wetland |
| url | https://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/12435 |
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